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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/48884

48884

ZIP 48884 is Sheridan, Michigan, in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm
Population
5,091
Coordinates
43.2098, -85.0492
☼ Live from 48884 — Sheridan, MI

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Where 48884 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48884
  • 🔢 Type 48884 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆48884 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,884 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 101. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48883 (Shepherd, MI, 30 mi away) and 48885 (Sidney, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44888, 48848). The farthest-flung twin is 44888 in Willard, OH, 191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯737 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48884 and you would come out at 43.21°S, 94.95°E — 1,248 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 61.4 square miles of land, 48884 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,091This ZIP5,091
Households1,717This ZIP1,717
Housing units1,888This ZIP1,888
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,750This ZIP$62,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density83.0 / sq miThis ZIP83.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees482This ZIP482
Annual payroll$22,429,000This ZIP$22,429,000
Tax returns filed2,020This ZIP2,020
Total adjusted gross income$102,577,000This ZIP$102,577,000

Land area

Land area61.35 sq miThis ZIP61.35 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Other place names in 48884

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48884

ZIPCityDistance
48885 Sidney, MI 5.5 mi
48834 Fenwick, MI 5.7 mi
48870 Palo, MI 7.6 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 7.8 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 8.7 mi
48818 Crystal, MI 8.8 mi
48852 Mcbrides, MI 9.9 mi
48811 Carson City, MI 9.9 mi
48838 Greenville, MI 10.7 mi
48845 Hubbardston, MI 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48884?

48884 is in Sheridan, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2098, -85.0492.

What county is 48884 in?

48884 lies in Montcalm County.

What area code is 48884?

Sheridan uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48884 in?

48884 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48884?

About 5,091 people live in ZIP code 48884, in 1,717 households, at 83.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 48884?

$62,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48884?

The closest are 48885 (5.5 mi), 48834 (5.7 mi), 48870 (7.6 mi), 48888 (7.8 mi) and 48865 (8.7 mi).

Is 48884 a PO Box ZIP code?

48884 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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